Guns in the Streets
COFADEH Editorial. In two years, Porfirio Lobo has issued twenty emergency decrees, including security and defense decrees. This manner of leading the country, via emergency declarations, confirms various realities.
Tag: Human Rights
Nobel Peace Laureates call for concerted action to protect frontlines human rights defenders
An independent fact-finding mission of women Nobel Peace Laureates visiting the "northern triangle – Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras" declared that “violence against women—including murder, rape and forced disappearances—has reached a crisis point in the region.” They called for “concerted and immediate action to protect women—including those women doing frontline human rights work.” They link this crisis to militarization and U.S.
Honduran Civil Society Coalition Statement on new proposed Mining and Hydrocarbons Law (Feb. 20, 2012)
Original Spanish version is below.
Position of the National Coalition of Environmental and Social Networks regarding the Honduran National Congress’ proposed new Mining and Hydrocarbon Law
Resistencia documentary: Help make it happen!
From www.resistenciathefilm.com – go to the site to watch the trailer and participate in the fundraising campaign! (And to see more of Jesse Freeston’s video journalism, go to TheRealNews.com.)
Resistencia
When a military coup ousted the only president that ever supported them, they occupied the plantations…and these farmers aren’t going anywhere.
Resistencia documentary: Help make it happen!
From www.resistenciathefilm.com – go to the site to watch the trailer and participate in the fundraising campaign! (And to see more of Jesse Freeston’s video journalism, go to TheRealNews.com.)
Resistencia
When a military coup ousted the only president that ever supported them, they occupied the plantations…and these farmers aren’t going anywhere.
DECLARATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE IN SOLIDARITY WITH HONDURAS – Tocoa, Bajo Aguan
For original declaration in Spanish — http://www.mioaguan.blogspot.com/
A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: COFADEH Statement on Tragic Prison Fire
A NATIONAL EMERGENCY The day that the President made his first cabinet changes, using football terms and scoring “goals” against rival factions within the National Party, was the same day that the national director of prisons talked about the unsafe nature of these facilities on a radio program in Tegucigalpa… And this was the
Amnesty International: Honduras urged to investigate prison fire deaths
Originallly posted on Amnesty International’s website.
15 febrero 2012